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Opposition leaders led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi and the immediate past Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai have finally called off their fraternization with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 election.
The group, Nigeria National Coalition Group (NNCG), yesterday opted to go solo by applying to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for registration as a new party.
All Democratic Alliance (ADA), as it wants to be known, has as its protem Chairman Chief Akin Anderson Rickets, Chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) when Amaechi was Minister of Transportation.
Other notable politicians said to be part of ADA are Peter Obi, Aminu Tambuwal, John Oyegun, Rauf Aregbesola, Abubakar Malami, Babachir Lawal, Uche Secondus, Osita Chidoka and Nnenna Ukeje.
The decision to seek registration as a party was reached at a meeting in Abuja on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
INEC acknowledged receipt of the application yesterday.
Rickets, a former commissioner for Information in Cross River State, in a letter attached to the registration application form, said:
“We respectfully write to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, requesting the registration of our association, the All Democratic Alliance, ADA, as a political party.
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“This is sequel to the decision taken by the Nigerian National Coalition Group to sponsor our association for full registration.
“The name of the party shall be All Democratic Alliance with ADA as our acronym and ‘Justice for All’ as our slogan.
“The National Secretariat of the party is as stated at the bottom of the association’s letterhead used in this application.
“We have also herewith attached our logo describing in details the symbolism of our party colours and their configuration and the corn (Maize).
“We have further attached our manifesto encompassing details of our party ideology, and our constitution providing the legal framework that defines our identity, structures and organisation, regulates our affairs and guides our actions in alignment with Section 40 and 222 of the Constitution, Section 75 of the Electoral Act (2022) and global democratic principles and objectives.
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“Please find attached the following documents: our party flag depicting our name, acronym and slogan, manifesto, constitution and minutes of meeting.
“While we eagerly await further action from the commission on the next step forward towards attaining our desired goal, please accept the consideration of our highest respect.”
Amaechi and Dr Umar Ardo who was Special Adviser on Research and Strategy to Vice President Atiku Abubakar during the Obasanjo Presidency, in a joint statement traced the formation of the group to a May 6, 2025 meeting in Abuja.
That meeting, according to them, laid the groundwork for the NNCG which is now seeking transformation into ADA.
On Thursday, the group approved a manifesto, logo, party constitution and choice of A.D.A.’s protem National Chairman and National Secretary.
Picked as Protem National Secretary was a former member of the House of Representatives from Awe/Doma/Keana in Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Musa Elayo.
The group said it would now begin to mobilise prominent opposition figures under its banner towards altering Nigeria’s political landscape ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The next steps that the interim leadership is now working on include opening a national secretariat, new offices and bank account and commencement of effort to operate within the framework of the party’s newly approved constitution and in accordance with the 2022 Electoral Act.
Members of the new political party see themselves as game-changers with clear intentions of consolidating support from disillusioned voters and disgruntled elements across various existing parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which is currently battling internal rifts and leadership disputes.
“This development is a bold response to the loud yearning by Nigerians for a credible third force,” said Dr. Umar Ardo, Secretary of the Platform Committee, in a brief chat after the meeting.
Keyamo: Where’s the coalition?
Keyamo, reacting to the registration application, said: “This is just a simple application for party registration. There is nothing like a ‘coalition’ here.
“It is an unnecessary hype the promoters have been struggling to create all along; it is just a psychological warfare on Nigerians – a weak attempt at mass appeal.
“No recognised existing political party or parties are part of this. If they are thinking of recreating what the APC did in 2013, then this is nothing but a pedestrian joke; a complete mockery of that seismic political coalition that birthed APC in 2013.
“A few individuals exercising their constitutional right to form a new political party cannot be described as a ‘coalition’ or even a ‘merger’. This is not different from several political associations springing up every day for the same purpose.
“After all the razzmatazz, it boils down to the fact that a new political party is just attempting registration by a few Nigerians; it is a disappointing anti-climax to all the preceding pomp and pageantry.”
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INEC’s conditions for party registration
Under the Guidelines for the Registration of new political parties issued by INEC in 2014, a political association intending to register as a political party shall first apply to the commission for the Guidelines and Regulations.
The application must be made on the commission’s FORM PAI in 50 copies and shall be accompanied by documents showing, among others, the name of the proposed party, the names, signatures and addresses of the Chairman and Secretary of the association filling the form, evidence of payment of the prescribed non-refundable administrative fee of N1 million in bank draft to the commission and 50 copies of the association’s draft constitution and manifesto.
Upon the receipt of the application, INEC is required to verify the claims contained therein such as whether the membership contravenes any of the provisions of the guidelines; whether the association has officers in at least 24 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory.
Registration will be confirmed if the commission is satisfied that the association has fulfilled all the conditions prescribed by the 1999 Constitution (as amended), the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) and the guidelines.
But where the commission is not satisfied, registration is denied.
Amaechi recently accused the commission of blocking the registration of new political parties.
THE NATION
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